Neal makes impact, sheds injury-prone label

DE leads Packers' D-line with 41/2 sacks

12:40 AM,
Dec. 28, 2012

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The pressure involved with being a high draft choice on the Green Bay Packers' defensive line was evident early on.

B.J. Raji felt it as a top-10 selection in 2009. As did Mike Neal when the Packers nabbed him in the second round in 2010.

As recent history indicates, the defensive line is an easy place to get a bad rap among NFL pundits, especially in Green Bay after the franchise invested heavily into expensive busts like Jamal Reynolds, Joe Johnson and Cletidus Hunt in the early 2000s. ...